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tralac Newsletter ~ October 2019

The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) negotiations have reached a critical phase. Member states are currently engaged in negotiations on issues that are essential for trade in goods and services under the AfCFTA to begin. This newsletter focuses on trade in services in the AfCFTA.

<p>The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) negotiations have reached a critical phase. Member states are currently engaged in negotiations on issues that are essential for trade in goods and services under the AfCFTA to begin. This newsletter focuses on trade in services in the AfCFTA.</p>

Market Access Patterns in Africa: Assessing Similarities and Differences

This trade brief applies several unsupervised statistical learning methodologies to determine the extent to which the nations of Africa converge (or diverge) in terms of their non-preferential trade regimes.

<p>This trade brief applies several unsupervised statistical learning methodologies to determine the extent to which the nations of Africa converge (or diverge) in terms of their non-preferential trade regimes. </p>

Resources portal

tralac maintains a collection of regional and national trade-related resources, including copies of the texts and annexes of regional trade agreements from the east and southern Africa RECs, the AfCFTA, TFTA and African Union, as well as regional protocols and policy documents. Click to find out more.

<p><strong>tralac</strong> maintains a collection of regional and national trade-related resources, including copies of the texts and annexes of regional trade agreements from the east and southern Africa RECs, the AfCFTA, TFTA and African Union, as well as regional protocols and policy documents. Click to find out more.</p>

AfCFTA enters into force

The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Agreement entered into force on 30 May 2019, with the operational phase of the Agreement officially launched on 7 July 2019. The text of the Agreement and other legal documents and analysis are available on our AfCFTA Resources page.

<p>The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Agreement entered into force on 30 May 2019, with the operational phase of the Agreement officially launched on 7 July 2019. The text of the Agreement and other legal documents and analysis are available on our AfCFTA Resources page.</p>

In the News

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Publications

How will the AfCFTA enter into force, be implemented, and be completed?

How will the AfCFTA enter into force, be implemented, and be completed?

Gerhard Erasmus - 18 Nov 2019

The China-Africa trade relationship

The China-Africa trade relationship

Willemien Viljoen - 18 Nov 2019

No Brexit on 31 October 2019: What happens next?

No Brexit on 31 October 2019: What happens next?

Gerhard Erasmus - 18 Nov 2019

Does the AfCFTA have a clear design and will it live a Life of its own?

Does the AfCFTA have a clear design and will it live a Life of its own?

Gerhard Erasmus - 18 Nov 2019

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Mauritania: Intra-Africa trade and tariff profile

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Services Are the New Economy

John Stuart

26 Oct 2019

As the digitalisation of the global economy progresses, the value size of the services economy relative to the ‘real’ economy is steadily rising. Before computers and the internet, services such a...

Calendar

Oct

03

Reporting on the AfCFTA: a training course for journalists – Cape Town, 3-4 October 2019

Sep

02

AU AfCFTA Trade in Services Signalling Conference – Cape Town, 2-3 September 2019

Jul

25

Trade Facilitation: towards a practical agenda for southern Africa – Cape Town, 25 July 2019

Jul

22

Understanding international trade agreements: Examining the African Continental Free Trade Agreement – 22-24 July 2019, Cape Town

Jul

08

tralac’s Women in Trade Governance (WiTG) Development Programme – Cape Town, 8-12 July 2019

Jul

04

tralac-Sidley AfCFTA Breakfast Event – Geneva, 4 July 2019

Jun

26

Workshop on e-commerce, trade and the digital economy – Cape Town, 26-27 June 2019

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